When fruit tress are blooming around Denver every spring, there really isn't anything prettier. They provide great shade during the summer and come late summer, early fall, you only have to reach your arm up to get some of the best fruit you will ever taste. But what do you do with all the fruit left at the top of your tree after you have had your fill, given away all you can and havecanned and dried more fruit than you have shelve space for? Most people willjust let if fall, who blames them,and then have to deal with picking it out of their lawn or letting it rot over the winter.
As an alternative, how about this year, give Yard Harvest a try? Never hear of Yard Harvest, neither had I. According to their website, every year in Denver tens of thousands of pounds of fruit go to waste in people's yards while thousands of people in Denver go hungry or without proper nutrition.
Yard Harvest is out to change that. What they do is simple. When you contact them about harvesting a tree in your yard, they will send out volunteers with all the professional equipment to harvest the fruit from your trees. A typical harvest takes 2 to 4 hours and produces 100-200 pounds of fruit. They will leave you with about 15% of the fruit, usually 15 to 30 pounds and the rest they will take and divide amongst Denver area day care centers, elderly homes and community kitchens.
And the best part? It is completely FREE!!!!!!!!!!!! So this year instead of letting that rotten fruit create a stinking mess in your yard, contact Yard Harvest, have all the fruit you need picked for free, and help give back to those in need in your community. It is an amazing program and hopefully one that willbe around for awhile. For all the details, click here.
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